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1 giorno fa · 1856 Lawrence, Kansas, is captured and sacked by pro-slavery forces; 1861 Richmond, Virginia, is designated the Confederate Capital; 1863 Siege of Port Hudson, Louisiana, begins; 1864 Battle of Spotsylvania Court House of the US Civil War ends inclusively with an estimated 32,000 casualties on both sides
3 giorni fa · The Natural History of German Life · George Eliot Archive. Author. George Eliot. Source. Eliot, George, 1819-1880. "The Natural History of German Life." Westminster Review, vol. LXVI, July 1856, pp. 51-79. Publisher. George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org. Date. 1856-07. Collection.
5 giorni fa · Formed in 1854 in opposition to the extension of slavery into the Kansas and Nebraska territories, the Republican Party held its first national convention in 1856. No delegates from the Deep South attended. In 1860 Abraham Lincoln narrowly captured the party’s nomination on the third ballot.
2 giorni fa · 1856: Alexander Parkes invents parkesine, also known as celluloid, the first man-made plastic. 1856: James Harrison produces the world's first practical ice making machine and refrigerator using the principle of vapour compression in Geelong, Australia.
6 giorni fa · From 1849 annual timber imports more than trebled to 106,377 tons in 1852 and then fell to 48,760 tons in 1856. New yards were opened in the Bristol Road area and the number of sawyers rose to more than 75 pairs in 1851.
2 giorni fa · The 19th century began on 1 January 1801 (represented by the Roman numerals MDCCCI), and ended on 31 December 1900 (MCM). The 19th century was characterized by vast social upheaval. Slavery was abolished in much of Europe and the Americas.
3 giorni fa · 1856 Senator Charles Sumner of Massachesetts speaks out against slavery; 1857 Americans William Francis Channing and Moses G. Farmer patent the electric fire alarm; 1863 Siege of Vicksburg, investment of city complete; 1864 Battle of Port Walthall Junction, Virginia (Bermuda Hundred)
